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Chad, St
Chad, St ( St Ceadda) (d. 673). One of four Northumbrian brothers who were ‘famous priests’, Chad studied in Ireland and was a disciple of Aidan. In 664 he succeeded his brother Cedd as abbot of Lastingham and was nominated to the see of Northumbria (his seat to be at York), by King Oswiu, retaliating to his son Alchfrith's nomination of Wilfrid. Informed by Archbishop Theodore that his consecration (c.665), by Wine and two British bishops, was irregular, he resigned the see. He became (fifth) bishop of the Mercians, the Middle Angles, and the people of Lindsey in 670, his seat at Lichfield. As bishop he emulated Aidan, but his scope may have been limited by the earlier work of an active British church. Chad founded a monastery, possibly at Barrow-on-Humber, on land from Wulfhere of Mercia. One of his monks, Trumbert, taught Bede. The 8th-cent. Gospels of St Chad were probably associated with his shrine.
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JOHN CANNON. "Chad, St." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Chad, St." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-ChadSt.html JOHN CANNON. "Chad, St." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-ChadSt.html |
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Chad (Ceadda), St
Chad (Ceadda), St (d. 673). One of four Northumbrian brothers who were ‘famous priests’, Chad studied in Ireland and was a disciple of Aidan. In 664 he succeeded his brother Cedd as abbot of Lastingham and was nominated to the see of Northumbria by King Oswiu. Informed by Archbishop Theodore that his consecration (c.665) was irregular, he resigned the see. He became (fifth) bishop of the Mercians, the Middle Angles, and the people of Lindsey in 670, his seat at Lichfield.
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JOHN CANNON. "Chad (Ceadda), St." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Chad (Ceadda), St." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-ChadCeaddaSt.html JOHN CANNON. "Chad (Ceadda), St." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-ChadCeaddaSt.html |
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Chad, St
Chad, St (d. 672), Bp. of Lichfield. The brother of St Cedd, he was irregularly made Bp. of York during St Wilfrid's absence in France, but on Wilfrid's return he accepted the ruling of Abp. Theodore and retired to the abbey of Lastingham in 669. Impressed by his humility, later in 669 Theodore regularized his consecration and provided for him to be Bp. of the Mercians. Chad fixed his see at Lichfield. Feast day, 2 Mar.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Chad, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Chad, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-ChadSt.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Chad, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-ChadSt.html |
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Chad, St
Chad, St (d. 672), first bishop of Mercia and Lindsey at Lichfield, for whom there was an early and popular cult; it was said by Bede that if the faithful put dust from his shrine into water, the drink was medicinal for people and animals. His feast day is 2 March.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Chad, St." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Chad, St." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-ChadSt.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Chad, St." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-ChadSt.html |
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